A Dystems Approach to Software Maintenance
Abstract
Software maintenance is sometimes viewed as a necessary evil — a laborious, uninspiring, and costly task. Nonetheless, maintenance must be performed over the life of a system, which may run for years. Maintenance can be beneficial and well managed, or it can be burdensome and expensive. This chapter suggests methods for making software maintainability a paramount goal of systems development.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Software Reliability and Analysis Research
Software Engineering Research
Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Auerbach Publications eBooks
- Pages
- 699–718
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter